Vaccination coverage in Paraguay
Paraguay: Vaccination coverage was 80.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination coverage in Paraguay, 2003–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Paraguay stood at 80.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Paraguay peaked at 93.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2022.
That places Paraguay 141st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 86.0% | — |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +12.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 80.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 80.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 85.0% | 92.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 86.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 69.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Paraguay?
- Vaccination coverage in Paraguay was 80.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2022.
- How does Paraguay rank for vaccination coverage?
- Paraguay ranks 141st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.